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Normally you can excuse a mistake or two, but those two decisions very arguably changed the outcome of the games. In 2011, the Reds scrum was going to ground for a lot of the match. Then the Reds collapsed on a scrum about 5 metres out. At that point, given what had happened previously...

Easy to tell you're a Reds supporter. Said Ian Smith was referee two years ago for the second half when Walshy broke down mid game Tahs vs Reds when the Reds deliberately collapsed the scrum under the posts after being marched 20 metres backwards and refused to rule a penalty try. Last year he...

Has anyone found a comprehensive game report that is not just about Israel Folau? There's virtually no comment on the forward performance except a fleeting reference to AJ getting the MOM award. There's no reference to Foley's performance anywhere I can find and that's way more important than...

If the Sharks are the strongest SA team on paper then they must be awesome. Look at the Stormers line-up. Only injury can cruel their chances of winning the SA conference and the overall log/table. That guarantees them two home games out of two in the finals series and their home ground is a...

Its a sin to quote yourself, but there again I'm a Tahs supporter and couldn't resist. Hope is a dangerous thing, but life would be poorer without it.

Alternatively, they'll play out of their skins trying to impress the new boss and absolutely smash the Rebels top team. Just hoping.... I expect there will be a couple of the wider squad who will be impressive - AJ for one - and its fun to speculate who the others might be. Time will tell...

Given the strength of the Kings team its hard to understand why SARU refused. The Rebels still have five international spots in the squad and no limit on how many can play in each game. Sounds like SARU politics to me, everything that can be done to make the Kings uncompetitive seems to be the...

Didn't remember Tilse played THP that day; this was one of the bad Shute games I alluded to in my post. Didn't remember he was playing out of position, which strengthens my case that for Super Rugby he's not a bad LHP back-up.

How many of these changes will be introduced for Super Rugby? I know the 23rd player won't but I thought the three word scrum call will. Anyone got a definitive list?

Still it lifts my spirits. If he can reach his brother's destructive level in the loose and jump in the lineout that will do me just fine. Only risk then is that he goes to France with his brothers.

Everybody says Tilse is a lousy scrummager, and he has played some poor games at LHP in Shute. But in his favour, he has had to step in after injuries to Robinson and others in previous years and has never EVER let the side down. He didn't blow the oppostion off the park but, to my recollection...

As it seems that there will be no video/TV coverage of the trial, can someone from the Rebels who is going over do a full LG-type report on BOTH teams please?

From the same article it looks like Foley has first call on 10 and Barnes will take 12. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) would have the mortgage on 13 so it looks like Horne to the pine. Unless injuries occurred prior to the season start, someone was always going to get hurt on selection. Everything depends on the trials...

There are always winners and losers. This year the Highlanders have a good draw, but that probably just compensates for the travel issues they have. There aren't many direct flights into Dunedin from Oz or SA, so they are always having to do multiple flights to get anywhere. The Blues this...

Of the four candidates for 10, two are totally inexperienced and one is probably our starting fullback. Only one player has 12 as his first choice positon. Barnes starts at 15, Foley at 10 and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) at 13. Call me old fashioned, but in a 30 man squad I want two players in each position who have...

Probably now looking for back-up for Gill since Robinson is out for the early rounds.

At risk of repeating myself, the Tahs have virtually no chance of achieving a top two finish and thereby a chance at the title this year. They are very unlikely to win the conference either. My reasons for saying this are: One of the SA teams will almost certainly top the table. A guaranteed...

Surely the point being made was that NSW is a major problem in terms of support for both the Waratahs and Wallabies Beccause of the dollars in the NSW market the ARU is right to be worried, very worried. That said I wouldn't have paid Folau anything like what he got, but the point being made was...

This does mean that all the fringe players should get a chance to impress and I like that. The downside is that at least some of the Wallabies will have only one trial to show they can play to the new team method. Given that they also have a pretty truncated preparation and therefore less...

That should be easily coached out of his game.